1978-1979: The Iranian Revolution A history and analysis of the revolution in which socialists aligned themselves with Islamists to overthrow the West-backed Shah.
Strikes in Palestine: latest news Over 80,000 Palestinian civil servants have walked out on a general strike over 6 months non-payment of wages by the Hamas government.
Israeli voices against the war Ellen Kemp looks at the Israelis who have taken an unheralded stand against the invasion of Lebanon.
Class war in Palestine A mass strike is due to erupt amongst civil servants in Palestine over the non-payment of wages, amidst party-political manoeuvres by the ruling…
Israeli pilots refuse to fly assassination missions, 2003 A group of Israeli airforce pilots declared yesterday that they would refuse to fly missions which…
Iraq: New government, maximum force After more than five months of negotiations, Deputy Leader of the Islamic Dawa Party Nouri Al-Maliki was named as the new Iraqi Prime Minister last month, immediatedly promising to end the insurgency
Iraqi oil union bank account frozen The Iraqi regime has frozen all the bank accounts of the Iraqi oil workers' union, both abroad and within Iraq.
Worldwide report details brutal suppression of workers' rights 115 trade unionists were murdered for defending workers’ rights in 2005, while more than 1,600 were subjected to violent assaults and some 9,000 arrested, a report states. according to the ICFTU’s Annual Survey of Trade Union Rights violations, published today.
Hydro-jihad: water conflict and the class struggle - Melancholic Troglodytes The Iraq War underlined the significance of three main commodities in the Middle East, namely: labour power, oil and water. This text investigates the role of water in relation to the class struggle.
1920-2001: Afghanistan - A Potted Social History - Melancholic Troglodytes A working class history of Afghanistan through the 20th century.
Iran: Prison sentences against labour activists repealed On Saturday, May 1st, 2004, hundreds of workers and their families in the City of Saqez, Kurdistan province, staged a rally and march to commemorate the International Workers’ Day.